This class was interesting but two whole hours for lecturing seemed a bit much. However, the professor was very clear and precise on her slides. The midterm and final was fairly simple, I just memorized most of the lecture outlines (she provides them and they're super useful)! The extra lab and article analyses might overwhelm you, but they were graded fairly and had to do with concepts from lectures. Honestly, most straightforward professor I've taken so far!

The class in general is interesting. I didn't do as well as I thought I would because the exams given in the course are very challenging. The exams are challenging just because you are required to memorize a whole lot of information from her slides so if your taking her class, make sure you pay attention to her lectures! The textbook isn't necessary at all, nothing in the book will be on her exams. Overall though it's an interesting class, but it's a lot of work in my opinion for a GE lower division class.

Final is rough. Lots of group work. Online quizzes will bring your grade down. Good luck on the final.

I would not take this class. The final was impossible and I got a D on it and I studied so hard.

Class is great! Took this class first quarter of my freshman year. I went in very anxious and basically prepared to get grades I was not going to be proud of . However, this proved to not be the case. PSYCH 10 was a very interesting and engaging class. Prof. was very organized and the expectations for the class were very apparent. She shares slides and outlines of lectures with students and the course is also recorded.

With Paquette-Smith we would lecture entirely on the first day of the week and on the second day split between lecture and in class lab. Everything is very manageable, reading was dense at times, but also very helpful as a supplement to her lectures.

I got an A on both the midterm and final and finished the class with a high A. The TAs and LAs for this course are great. I would highly recommend this course with this professor to absolutely anyone!!

Great professor :)

I enjoyed this class a lot! I felt that it gave a great overview of psychology. I appreciated Prof. Paquette-Smith's ability to be flexible for her students due to COVID and I felt that she was fair and understanding. I personally like when professors follow their slides, and she definitely did this. I also liked the asynchronous format . There are many small weekly assignments and allowing students to watch lectures and complete these by Sunday lets students plan their weeks better. Overall, I thought this class worked well remotely.

Professor Paquette is so great! I may have had a different experience, because I took this class remotely due to the pandemic. Nonetheless, Paquette was very thorough with her explanations. There is a lot of material to learn, but I found it very simple to understand. I often paid lots of attention while doing her lectures, and found that I did not need to study much once the exams came around. Overall, Paquette is very clear, very helpful, and a queen for being so considerate of her students during the pandemic and during times where peoples' lives and well-being have to be prioritized.

I absolutely loved this class a lot. The professor is super clear about the content, not to mention that the content is extremely fun and fascinating. Every week, we have a maximum of two hours worth of lecture, and usually a lab or video assignment, article analysis, quiz, or some combination of these. The labs are usually pretty simple; as long as you watch the lectures and look at the lab slides, they should be pretty easy. The video assignments are a bit more annoying, because she wants you to follow specific guidelines, but still stay within the allotted time. The article analyses were a bit more challenging for me, because they involve reading actual scientific papers and noting down certain aspects of them. The quizzes were pretty easy, and focused more on application than pure memorization. The midterm was very similar to the quiz, but differed in that there was a written portion to it. However, it was easy nonetheless. We also had a group lab project two times the whole quarter, which involved designing a study, running it, and individually writing about it.

Overall, the class is an easy A if you stay on top of your work. It can be a lot of material and assignments, but nothing too complicated. The professor is also very accommodating, and made the final optional.

I would highly recommend taking this class with this prof. Smith's slides contain a lot of info, but they are easy enough to follow and as long as you take good notes, you're set for the exams. There was no textbook for this course, and all of the exam material is covered on her slides. She is super engaging, kind, and understanding if you have any issues regarding the group projects, video assignments, homework, etc. The workload is somewhat heavy but pretty easy if you pay attention during lecture. Smith is arguably one of my favorite professors !! If your not a psych or neuro major I would still definitely recommend taking this course since it's a pretty easy GE!